Validity of self-reported measures of weight and height and its impact on nutritional status prediction by body mass index

Authors

  • Thais da Silva Pregnolato UNISANTA; Grupo de Pesquisa em Disfunção do Movimento Humano
  • Laís Moura Mesquita UNISANTA; Grupo de Pesquisa em Disfunção do Movimento Humano
  • Palmira Gabriele Ferreira UNISANTA; Grupo de Pesquisa em Disfunção do Movimento Humano
  • Mariana Moreira Santos UNISANTA; Grupo de Pesquisa em Disfunção do Movimento Humano
  • Cíntia Carminhoto dos Santos UNISANTA; Grupo de Pesquisa em Disfunção do Movimento Humano
  • Roberto Fernandes da Costa UNISANTA; Grupo de Pesquisa em Disfunção do Movimento Humano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.19900

Keywords:

validity, measures, body weight, height, nutritional status

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: the nursing staff must inform parents with children suffering from congenital heart defects regarding their needs related to this situation. The most common needs are the seven, as follows: Information related to cardiopathy, promotion of physical activities, adequate diet, care with buccal health, prevention of infectious endocarditis, care during cyanosis crisis and drug administration. OBJECTIVE: to characterize how much information these parents have regarding this disorder. METHOD: systematic mapping on the literature in MEDLINE, Cochrane, CINAHL, LILACS and SciELO databases, from 1997 to 2007, obtaining 17 papers. RESULTS: the following needs, cyanosis crisis, promotion of physical activities and drug administration, were not adequately studied. The majority amongst the 17 papers was concentrated on the remaining four needs. Beside this, parent's knowledge is not satisfactory and is fragmented. It happens either in developed countries as well as in the underdeveloped ones. In general, care is performed by nurses, dental physicians and physicians. Training programs for parents are scarce and only one is described as successful. Changes are mandatory in terms of reorganization of services involving training and support for parents. Besides, validation of programs and protocols of care to promote training and development is required. These programs must be flexible to allow adaptation to clinical situation and to social, cultural and economic determinant factors acting on the family.

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2009-04-01

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2009)

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